Amar Salvi

The Making of India Gills & Best4Pets By Amar Salvi, Editor - The Weekend Aquarist Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes When you walk into the sprawling warehouse that houses India Gills, it is easy to think the story began there - rows upon rows of tanks, quarantine facilities and a tightly coordinated operation. But the real beginning of this journey lies far away, in the disciplined corridors of banking, the rugged mountains of Himachal, and the restless heart of a man who traded spreadsheets...

The Indian Aquascaping Summit By Amar Salvi, Editor — The Weekend Aquarist Estimated read time: 4–5 minutes TIAS 2025 — The Indian Aquascapers Summit — was born from a dream: a dream envisioned by Yuvaraj VM, the director and driving force behind Aqua Club, to unite India’s aquascaping community on one grand stage. For years, workshops and live creations were something Indian hobbyists could only watch from afar. Yuvaraj wanted to change that — to bring the experience to India and create a...

Lost & Found After 85 Years By Amar Salvi, Editor - The Weekend Aquarist Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes For most of the last century, Channa amphibeus - locally known as the Chel Snakehead or Bura Cheng - was little more than a fish remembered through old records. Its last confirmed appearance dated back to specimens collected between 1918 and 1933, after which it seemed to exist mainly in stories, paintings and the unverified recollections of fishers from the Himalayan foothills. Then, in...